Vasily Zvyozdochkin

Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin (Russian: Василий Петрович Звёздочкин; 1876–1956) was a Russian woodturner, wood carver and doll maker. He is credited with making the first Russian matryoshka doll (painted by Sergey Malyutin) in 1890.

Vasily Petrovich Zvyozdochkin
Василий Петрович Звёздочкин
Vasily Zvyozdochkin at work
Born	1876
Died	1956
Occupation(s)	Woodturner, wood carver, doll maker, creator of Russian matryoshka doll

Vasily Zvyozdochkin was born the eldest son in a peasant family in the village of Shubino, Voronovskaya volost.^[1]

The original matryoshka by Zvyozdochkin and Malyutin